Shona McGarty: 'I'll walk out on EastEnders'

I love singing, so to stay at EastEnders and turn down the record deals would be a hard decision.

Shona McGarty

The telly babe, who plays Whitney Dean, has already met show bosses to discuss leaving after being offered record deals with major labels.

Shona, 21, told the Daily Star Sunday: “I’ve had a lot of offers from different producers and record labels and I’m trying to make a decision on whether or not to go for it.

“It would be a big risk so I’m thinking about it a lot. I’ve spoken to producers about leaving to see what they thought. I’ll make a decision soon.”

Whitney, who trained at stage school, performed for millions of TV viewers on Children In Need last year.

She said: “I love singing, so to stay at EastEnders and turn down the record deals would be a hard decision.

“I’ve always wanted to be a singer.”

Shona has had a turbulent time on the hit BBC1 soap after being suspended last summer for regularly turning up late to filming.

Claiming writers haven’t given her a major plotline in recent weeks, Shona added: “Nothing much is happening with Whitney at the moment. If I could badger them for more storylines then I would.”

Sexy Shona has hinted she could also call time on her relationship with former co-star Matt Lapinskas after a string of rows. The Dancing On Ice hunk, 23, angered Shona when he claimed in an interview she was jealous of his chemistry with pro skater Brianne Delcourt, 31.

Shona said: “It’s completely untrue. I’m not jealous at all. I’ve been nothing but supportive. For him to say that was upsetting for me. He’s a silly boy.

“He doesn’t think before he speaks. I told him off about it. We had an argument but we’ve sorted it out now. I gave him an ultimatum – he needs to think about what he’s saying if we’re going to work.”

Shona was also left furious when Matt was snapped going back to Brianne’s flat after late night rehearsals.

She added “He told me it would be coming out in the paper and that nothing happened between them. I believe him because I love him.